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Cop Found Not Guilty In Off Duty Shooting Of Unarmed Teen

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Boyd was fatally shot on March 21, 2012 when Servin, who was off-duty at the time, approached Boyd and a group of friends near Douglas Park for being rowdy. Servin said he saw Antonio Cross reach for a gun during the conflict, and only fired because he felt his life was in danger. One of the bullets fatally struck Boyd. Police never found a weapon on Cross.

Before handing down Monday’s verdict, Judge Porter noted: “This is not a place for emotion. This is a place for reasoned decisions.”

But it was not enough to alleviate the pain and anger Boyd’s family felt after hearing his decision.

“You want me to be quiet?” Boyd’s brother yelled, before being dragged out of the Cook County courtroom. “This motherfucker killed my sister.”

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New York Woman Leaps Off The George Washington Bridge

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A Westchester County, N.Y., woman jumped to her death Sunday morning from the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.

Witnesses saw her jump at about 7 a.m. from the north walkway near the New York tower, Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority, said.

A New York City harbor unit recovered her body at 7:30 a.m. and brought it to the 125th Street Pier in Manhattan. The 44-year-old’s car was recovered at Fort Lee Historic Park.

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Baltimore Man Dies Of Unexplained Injuries After An Arrest

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Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man injured during an arrest by Baltimore police last week, died Sunday morning at Shock Trauma, according to family members and a hospital spokesperson.

Gray’s death comes a week after his arrest and just hours after a protest was held at Baltimore police headquarters.

Gray’s stepfather, Richard Shipley, who has acted as a family spokesperson since the incident, confirmed that his stepson passed away Sunday

“He’s gone,” Shipley said. “What else is there to say?”

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Nike Close To Landing Apparel Deal With The NBA

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According to reports, the details state that the agreement is close and that Nike and the NBA have completed the “necessary” framework that will be presented to the league’s Board of Governors today. Now granted the agreement seems to be closing in, according to reports, there is still some groundwork left to make this partnership a reality. The deal will take full effect during the 2017-2018 season and with the Adidas partnership ending shortly before and grossing over $400 million in 11 years, Nike is expected to surpass that number.

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Seattle CEO Raises Minimum Wage At His Company To 70,000

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“Is anyone else freaking out right now?” Mr. Price asked after the clapping and whooping died down into a few moments of stunned silence. “I’m kind of freaking out.”

If it’s a publicity stunt, it’s a costly one. Mr. Price, who started the Seattle-based credit-card payment processing firm in 2004 at the age of 19, said he would pay for the wage increases by cutting his own salary from nearly $1 million to $70,000 and using 75 to 80 percent of the company’s anticipated $2.2 million in profit this year.

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Aaron Hernandez Was Found Guilty

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Hernandez was accused of murdering Lloyd, a 27-year-old landscaper from Boston who was found riddled with bullets in a Massachusetts field in June 2013. In its closing statements last week, the defense admitted that Hernandez was present when Lloyd was shot and killed but maintained that Hernandez was not the shooter, as the prosecutors allege. Because Hernandez was being tried as the shooter and not merely an accomplice, the defense argued he should be found not guilty. The defense also cited the prosecution’s supposed lack of hard evidence that proved conclusively that Hernandez shot Lloyd and a lack of proven motive on Hernandez’s part.

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The FDA Announced That Kind Bars Are Not Healthy

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According to the FDA, at least four of Kind’s “healthy” products—including the only decent flavor, Almond & Coconut—are mislabeled as to their nutrient contents and health benefits.

Specifically: “Your products do not meet the requirements for use of the nutrient content claim ‘healthy’ on a food label,” FDA compliance director William Correll said in a letter to the company made public today.

Under FDA regulations, only foods with less than one gram of saturated fat per serving can legally be branded as “healthy.” Not a good look for the aforementioned Almond & Coconut, which comes with five grams per serving—more than a third of the American Heart Association’s recommended daily intake.

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NYPD Captures A Coyote In The City

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Richard Pichardo says he was on his way his way to work when he noticed a commotion along 9th Avenue near 28th Street.

“When I first got here, I was curious just like everybody else, and I asked what was it,” he said. “When they told me a coyote, I figured it was just a small one.”

But when he pulled out his cell phone to capture the chase, the animal he saw was anything but small.

“When I caught a good video and I seen the size of him, was large, 60 maybe 70 pounds,” he said. “And if he was standing up, he would be taller than me.”

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